In October and November 2012 Andy conducted a field research for a Finnish NGO Finnwatch for its report concidering the responsibility of Finnish private label food brands. Andy and Finnwatch investigated two tuna companies called Thai Union Manufacturing and Unicord and a fruit processing company Natural Fruit. Interviewing the employees (which of whom most were migrant workers from neighbouring countries) Andy found serious labour rights violations such as use of forced and child labour, unlawfully low wages, excessive overtime, abuse by managers and unsafe working conditions.

A 14-page excecutive summary of the “Cheap has a high price” report in English can be found here. The full report is only available in Finnish. Click here to find the Finnwatch news and some further links on the subject.

Photo Gallery 2012 to 2017

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Bangkok South Criminal Court Conviction Appeals Ruling

Appeal Verdict to be IssuedMay 31st, 2018

Bangkok South Criminal Court will read the adjourned ruling of the Appeals Court on the appeal of Andy Hall and Natural Fruit against Andy Hall’s conviction and sentencing in a criminal defamation and computer crimes case filed against Hall by Natural Fruit Company Ltd. executives in response to the publication of the Finnwatch report in 2013. An arrest warrant has been issued for Hall to attend the verdict after he failed to attend the Court on the previous appointed verdict date on 24th April 2018

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Andy Hall has set up a YouCaring crowdfunding site to receive donations to fund his professional team of lawyers (and support other related case costs) to defend himself in the ongoing and unrelenting judicial harassment being waged against him by just a few irrational and vindictive companies in Thailand. See https://www.youcaring.com/andyhall-1151843 and you can donate there.